Para 2.18 — CAM

2.18 MERGED DDO SCHEME The Merged DDO Scheme came into being in terms of the instructions contained in Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No.F.1 (4)-E (Coord.)/86 dated 12th February, 1986. Under this scheme, the functional and day-to-day administrative control of the Cash Branch/DDO at the secretariat level in each Ministry/Department except the Ministry of External Affairs, would vest in the respective Head of Accounting Organization. They will ensure proper discharge of all items of work entrusted to the Cash Branch or the Merged DDO and exercise all financial powers vested in them as Head of the Department/Head of the Office in relation to the Merged DDOs, in the same way that they are exercised in relation to the Pay and Accounting Organisation. With these revised arrangements, the records maintained by the merged DDOs will become fullfledged accounts records, eliminating the need for maintenance of duplicate accounts records in Pay & Accounts Office. The Merged DDO will function as normal DDO and maintain GPF accounts and issue GPF statements. For GPF they will otherwise discharge all functions of a PAO, except for payment of GPF which will be invariably submitted to the PAO.